Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel admits he is amazed by just how important tyres have become this season, and how much talk there is about tyre wear and degradation. read more »
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Nico Rosberg has revealed the tyre degradation suffered in Barcelona during Friday's practice is a lot worse than what was experienced in winter testing... read more »
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Nico Rosberg has admitted that tyre degradation is worse today than it was during pre-season testing after what he and team-mate Michael Schumacher both described as a... read more »
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Q. The Circuit de Catalunya is a track the team know well… Romain Grosjean: We know the track well from testing in the winter, it’s an even track on its... read more »
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Pedro de la Rosa: "The Spanish Grand Prix is the most important race for a Spanish driver, but this time it will be even more special for me because I'm racing with a... read more »
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Mark Webber has defended the Pirelli tyres, saying the high degradation has helped to make this year's F1 Championship more exciting... read more »
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Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery has responded to recent criticism that their tyres are wearing too quickly and playing a pivotal role in the race outcome. It... read more »
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Q: The Bahrain Grand Prix marked Williams’ 150th race with Renault engines. The partnership started in 1989; how important is it today? Mark Gillan, Chief Operations... read more »
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Michael Schumacher has criticised Pirelli claiming that the high degradation on its 2012 tyres is spoiling races. read more »
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Michael Schumacher has criticised the latest generation of Pirelli tyres after experiencing high levels of degradation during last weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix read more »
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After starting 22nd in Bahrain, Michael Schumacher could only rise as high as tenth at Sakhir on Sunday. In the process, the Mercedes driver scored one point but after the race... read more »
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Paul Hembery: "This was certainly a very technically challenging race, on a circuit that we had never experienced in racing conditions before. Nonetheless, we chose to... read more »
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Sergio Perez, 11th: "We knew this circuit would not be an easy one for us and we were just too slow today. We tried both strategies and split them between the cars but... read more »
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Vitaly Petrov, 16th: "That was a really interesting race, particularly at the start when there was a lot of overtaking and it was good to be right in the middle of the... read more »
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Kimi Raikkonen says Lotus is ready to apply the valuable lessons it learned at the Chinese Grand Prix - where he tumbled down the order in the closing stages because of tyre... read more »
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Track evolution and tyre degradation were the primary engineering challenges in Bahrain today, where the fortunes of the Marussia drivers were divided. read more »
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In terms of the speed differential between the tyres, we're still expecting 0.6-0.8 seconds between the two compounds or maybe a bit less. Tyre degradation is certainly... read more »
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Charles Pic, 20th: "Not an easy day today, but I am quite happy with the result. This afternoon it was much hotter as forecast and the tyre degradation was maybe a little... read more »
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Fernando Alonso, 9th: "Today, we were worth a place somewhere between eighth and twelfth, so ninth on the grid fits in with our current level. Honestly, given the... read more »
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Paul Hembery: "We've seen a great job from Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull, who demonstrated their ability to get the most out of the tyres by extracting every last bit... read more »
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Sergio Pérez, 8th: “Today was a very good qualifying and another great effort by the team. The result is a lot better than we expected after free practice.... read more »
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Pedro de la Rosa: "I’m very happy to be honest. We come from not qualifying in Australia not long ago, so when I saw the times we posted I was glad. For us... read more »
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Heikki Kovalainen, 16th: “That was an excellent qualifying session for our team. It's a real bonus for us getting into Q2 but we'd already seen this morning... read more »
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Coming from the Far to the Middle East has not changed much for Scuderia Ferrari, apart from the much higher temperatures on this island in the Persian Gulf, than in China.... read more »
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Sergio Perez has described his Friday practice sessions in Bahrain as "very positive" and that the team are on top of the troublesome tyre degradation issues. read more »
Japanese Grand Prix
7th of April 2024
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Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | Max Verstappen | 51 |
2 | Charles Leclerc | 47 |
3 | Sergio Perez | 46 |
4 | Carlos Sainz | 40 |
5 | Oscar Piastri | 28 |
6 | Lando Norris | 27 |
7 | George Russell | 18 |
8 | Fernando Alonso | 16 |
9 | Lance Stroll | 9 |
10 | Lewis Hamilton | 8 |
Pos | Team | Points |
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1 | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 97 |
2 | Ferrari | 93 |
3 | McLaren Mercedes | 55 |
4 | Mercedes | 26 |
5 | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 25 |
6 | RB Honda RBPT | 6 |
7 | Haas Ferrari | 4 |
8 | Williams Mercedes | 0 |
9 | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 0 |
10 | Alpine Renault | 0 |